The man who stayed behind

by Sidney Rittenberg

Other authorsAmanda Bennett (Author), Mike Wallace (Foreword)
Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Publication

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2001.

Description

The story of "an idealistic young American who freely cast his lot with the Chinese revolution only to be struck down by that revolution at the floodtide of its success."--Leonard Woodcock, first American Ambassador to China.

User reviews

LibraryThing member autumnesf
This is a book about an American that left the military and stayed in China to become a communist. It was a very interesting story -- I was very curious as to how he could do this. When all is said and done he lost his health, 16 years in prison and eventually ends upback in the states. A good
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read. This one I would recommend.
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inscribed to donor by author

Barcode

2576
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